weekend recap

Upcoming events:
April 7: my 33rd birthday-TODAY
April 8: a day off of work to celebrate my birthday
April 30: final measurements and weigh in

scheduled workout (april 5-Friday): jillian michael's 30 day shred, dance central 3 and walk it out.

actual: friday was very tough, i no longer was nauseous but i was having what i call the Oh Gads issue for the ENTIRE day.  i dont think i have ever pooped so much in one day, my butt hole actually hurt.  I still went to work (most days i am in the office entirely alone, which was probably the only reason i stayed, plus i do payroll and that is done on Fridays).  sorry for the TMI.  i ended up just taking pepto bismal at 10pm hoping that it would stop the issue, which either it did or i ran out of stuff to get rid of.

Saturday (April 6): scheduled day off, CHECK!!!  we did go to the king of prussia mall to the northface store and got me a rain coat from them.  we also ate dinner there, i love how you can get most nutrition info from the internet anymore.  

Sunday: (april 7, also known as my b day).  on today's schedule was 30 day shred level 1, and dance central 3.  my husband was nice enough to download dance central 2 and then import it over to dance central 3.  anyway my workout is split because he ran out and got me a bagel with cream cheese and i wanted to eat it while it was still warm.  so the first watch reading was from the 30 day shred

 

oh i never realized it said this on my b day.  by the way i never adjusted the time, so it was really 9:21 am when i started.  (i dont use the watch as anything other than a heart rate monitor, i am just happy it has the right date).

 

after the first part of the workout.  my husband came home when i was in the cardio portion of the 3rd set. which means you are almost done.

the second part happened closer to noon.  that was because we had to download dance central 2, then transfer it over, then he also download gandam style (yes i love that song).  i just did random songs.



im off tomorrow, both from work and from working out.  I just hope my bossman is not having a needy day and wont call me at all.  (he tends to call with random questions whenever i have a day off). 

motivation percentage: 100% for some reason today im feeling very empowered and able to do anything.  maybe its the number 33 that is my age now?  maybe it is the day off working out tomorrow? or the lack of counting calories today.  oh i think in my 33rd year i will schedule my 3rd eye doctor appointment (ever).  I went when i was 11, 22 and 33 is the next time right? i only went when i was 22 cause i scratched my eye and it wouldnt stop crying. actually this past year i had a major eye issue, well major to me, a broken blood vessel, i have pics of it somewhere but ill spare you the issue of having to look at it.  (if you beg i will post it).  sometimes it just happens. 

April 4th update

Upcoming events:
April 7: my 33rd birthday
April 8: a day off of work to celebrate my birthday
April 30: final measurements and weigh in

scheduled workout (april 4): 15 minute walk at 4.0.  i already know this is impossible for me, so i just walk a mile as fast as i can.  yesterday was harder than normal due to my feeling barf-i-ness.  my husband said i should take off but i said no, unless im actively puking or bleeding to death i am going.  i left there with more sweat than usual.

I feel better today than i did yesterday.  which is good.  I think my scheduled day off is Saturday.  my schedule is at home and i never took a pic OR scanned it. which is a good idea.

motivation percentage: 25% feeling a bit more in control today.  which is good.  i wish i could be the person who enjoys working out, but i dont. i hate every second of it.  about 15 minutes after im done i feel wonderful (i wish this would show up faster). 

normally on friday's i would do a no count day, but today i am counting (the entire month of april i am counting-except i think i am not counting on my b day).  i was just looking up the calorie content of california tortilla.  what i normally eat is 600 cals (and i normally get chips with it too, i dont need the chips).  for my b day they put a free buritto on my card, but that is like 688 calories.  i didnt bring anything with me today, but i have a lean pocket in the fridge (does not sound appealing right now).  i also need to run out and grab envelops for payroll (ran out) so i could grab something in that shopping center, which there is a grocery store called Acme (are those everywhere?)
tonight im sure my workout is 30DS level 3, dance central 3 and walk it out. 

april showers?

Upcoming events:
April 7: my 33rd birthday
April 8: a day off of work to celebrate my birthday
April 30: final measurements and weigh in

scheduled workout (april 3): 30 day shred, dance central 3 and walk it out until 500 calories are burned
actual workout: i did the 80's workout on dance central 3 first, since the sun going down messes up my scores.  I am still on the easiest setting and most songs im a 70 or above (the douge song? what? i dont think ill ever figure that one out.  i have two left feet but i find it fun).  then i did level 2 of jillians 30 day shred, i think level 2 is my fav-probably cause there are two less sets of jumping jacks (or three?).  then i did walk it out (a wii game where you walk to a beat).

if you look hard, you can see my toes, and you can see a white paw,  that is a pepper photo bomb!!! (i love my pets). 

motivation percentage: 1% im home from work today, i left at 10:15am cause i feel sick to my stomach.  this is not necessarily a bad thing, since my husband and i have been trying to get pregnant since we got married in oct of 2010.  i have some health issues (hashimoto's disease-aka hypothryoidism and PCOS-which ive been taking medicine to treat insulin resistance, which is supposed to help me get pregnant, ive been taking medicine since january) but i am not due for my period until april 13th and i have spent so much money on pregnancy tests that i wont even test until im 14 days past due.  i am probably just feeling sick for a random reason.

oh i should explain my april showers title.  i have grass seed on my "used to be pool" area and my side yard (where the machinery tore up the grass) and i am supposed to water it every day when i get home from work for two weeks.  so remember that little kids saying "april showers bring may flowers" it has been dry since they threw that grass seed down (oh and we had a windy day that took the straw away-im sure my neighbor loves me). and  the lazy person in me hates the spraying down the yard, then i dont know how much to actually water the lawn. 

april 2nd report

Upcoming events:
April 7: my 33rd birthday
April 8: a day off of work to celebrate my birthday
April 30: final measurements and weigh in

scheduled workout (april 2): 15 minutes on the treadmill walking at 4.0 mph.  followed by finishing up my 500 calories at the gym
actual workout: i ended up walking a mile as fast as i could. my heart rate monitor shows up on the machines next to me, which embarasses me (slightly).  normally i aim for a machine that has no one on either side, but last night they were busy.  so i had a young guy jogging next to me the entire time.  so i felt odd huffing and puffing and slowed down a bit.  i finsihed a mile in 18 minutes (3 mins slower than a 4.0 mph pace).  then i wanted to go and use the rower machine but there was a lady on it (she should really lay off the plastic surgery or the botox.  cause she was scary looking).  so i ended up going to one of the arc trainers (i have no clue what type it is. like a gazelle but gym quality) and turned on new girl and finished out my workout. the new girl episode is the one where nick and jess first kiss.  which when that originally aired i rewound it several times, cause it was that great. which might explain this:

i guess i lost track of the time?  LOL.  i guess that is a good thing too.  cause really im normally counting down the seconds until im done.  i ended up leaving at the last commercial break-i missed the kiss!!!  i still have it on my DVR.  500 is my goal.  normally when i see a number over 500 it is because i forgot to stop my watch, not this time.  
my calories for yesterday were at 1632, which i know isnt right.  i was eating my dinner last night (steak quesadillas with onions that my husband made) so as i was eating it, i thought i bit into fat, which turned my stomach and made me spit out my food (my dog was happy).  any time i bit into fat i have that reaction, it is like my throat closes up and wont let me swallow.  which is why i spend crazy amounts of time cutting fat off of meat before cooking it.  way to ruin my appetite.  i ended up feeding the remaining steak pieces to the dog.  good thing i was almost done my quesadilla when this happened.

motivation percentage: 25%  a bit better than yesterday (it was 2% yesterday).  i figure on if i just check boxes off my calender and focus on day to day, that id do better (than focusing on the big picture).
im debating on taking my b day off from counting calories.  rob said he wants to take me out to lunch and or dinner.   its only one day right?  we will see.

April Challenge

Upcoming events:
April 7: my 33rd birthday
April 8: a day off of work to celebrate my birthday
April 30: final measurements and weigh in

So i started this April challenge yesterday, i have to workout according to the calender on my fridge and burn 500 calories each time.  my calorie goal is around 1400 a day (normally im around 1700). 
my workouts include either going to my gym or a bunch of videos and gaming systems.  last night workout was 30 day shred level 1, followed by dance central 3 (happened to be the 70's playlist), then walk it out until i reach 500 calories.

so i did take a photo of the dance central 3 screen, but you cant see it.  so ill post a pic of pepper instead

she has a paperbag handle around her neck, her and her best friend kreacher were playing, something spooked pepper (She is a very timid cat) and that is what i saw.  i took a pic and then removed it.  im not THAT mean.  i sent a pic text to my husband that said super peps? (kreacher did this when he was younger and it looked like a cape, he then was startled by it and it took forever to remove it-we called him super kreach). sometimes pepper helps out with my workouts, she likes to stand on the balance board.

FINISHED, it was about 6:45pm. yuck.

anyway this morning im tired and sore.  not a bad sore though.  just a OMG jillian!!! type of sore. i took measurements yesterday too.  i wont post those until the end.

tonight i have to go to the gym and do 15 minutes of a super fast walk on the treadmill.  i am hoping to keep it at 4.0 mph but if i need to i can lower it down to 3.7 mph (i can walk a full 30 minutes at 3.5 mph with no problem).  then i just need to round out my workout with whatever to finish my time.  lately ive been hanging on the rowing machine,  we will see how my shoulder feel and how busy the gym is.  i usually wait until 8pm to go to the gym just to avoid people.  my gym is open until 10pm.

so my backyard is done  ready for the beauty?

so you get my finger and a cat above it (that is lilly-yes im one of those crazy cat ladies, i have 3, only lilly goes outside, the other two can hang out inside with the dog).

same finger!!!  so now it is up to me to water the lawn or should i say seed?  LOL. 

so i wanted to put my faith in myself and tell you how i am going to finish the april challenge, right now im at about 2% that i will do it.  that will change as the day goes on.  last night it was tough when i couldnt have a snack after my dinner, cause i was out of calories. 

3/29/13

today is my mom's b day.  happy b day mom.  she gave us a bit of a scare back in Feb.  but i think she is ok now.  just needs to take some medicine so she doesnt have anymore seisures. 
anyway what i am here for is to update my fitness.
i did great yesterday, my husband even suggested that we get chicken quesadillas from my favorite place (it is called landmark americana-i love their food there).  and i was like nope, i took out chicken to make my own chicken quesadillas.  and then my avocado had gone bad :(  so oh well, i didnt need it anyway (i do love those).  the husband ended up working late and came home with Burger King.  I am so not a fan.  the only thing i like from most fast food places are milkshakes.  and those dont fill me up.  so i pass. 
i had made him chicken and put it in the microwave, but i guess we will eat it in the next few days.
so i went to the gym and did my workout. my stomach was a tad bit upset.  i blame the metformin for this. 

i fogot to turn off the watch when i got in my car.  but i did a great job, especically being that i wasnt feeling THAT great. 

with this metformin crap, my freaking blood test results better come back much lower than they have been or else im going to stop taking it.  id rather not have to know at all times where the bathroom is located (ok in reality i always have to pee, so this is normal. but with the metformin i am having a lot of butt issues).  i am on the extended release and i take one pill at dinner time.  my blood sugars are not in the diabetic level but higher than they should be (the endo gave me the numbers back when i saw her but i forget what they were) and this is her suspision on why im not pregnant.

 

anyway i leave you with a pic of buttlick castle, that is lilly chillling in there. 
have a happy easter if i dont blog before then!!!

needing a plan

yesterday i was on track, except at lunch time i ran out to buy a new bird cage for my newest addition.  his name is Charlie and he is a cockatiel.  he was my aunts, she passed away a few years ago, and my cousin (who owns the house) sold the house and has to be out of there by April 30.  So I offered to take on Charlie.

Charlie the 2nd day (i picked him up after 5pm on sunday), i purchased him the ladder, the toys and the rope perch, he had three perches and they were all at the same level.  so not right.  the cage was way too small for him.

Charlie in his new cage.  it is the same one that my cockatiel has (his name is henry).  i had to scrub it and move everything over.  i thought the worst part would be moving him into the new cage but he knows step up (even my bad bird knows step up) which is where they will stand on your finger. so i just transfered him that way.  i probably spent 200 bucks on this bird since monday. 
so i picked up that cage at lunch time, i grabbed two pretzel dogs from philadelphia pretzel factory (i really doubt they are located in other areas, i live about 40 minutes from philly).  they are 250 cals each.  at least according to the website.  normally my lunch is less than 400 cals.  but i just adjusted the cals for the rest of the day.
after i scrubbed the cage and moved the bird (he says WHIT WOO and a demonic sounding charlie bird-like imagine if you were talking but breathing in. that i what it sounds like). i started my workout.  i did dance central 3.

ok so whenever i use my cell phone to take this pic it starts acting up. i dont know if the kinect and iphone have some type of lets work together feature, but it is annoying.  i cant get any closer or else i start a new game.  by the way i think it says i burned 64 cals in 30 minutes.  yes that is super low, i think i burn more than that just living in 30 minutes.  i was closer to 240 calories burned. so if you have this game dont believe the cals burned part.

here is my watch face.  i also did level one of the 30 day shred (i did not do any cardio on it though).  then i played walk it out until i hit 500 cals.  when i saw that it took an hour and 20 minutes i was like ugh i should have just went to the gym, it would have taken a lot less time.  i guess i could have done a longer playlist on the dance central game (i have an issue of not having enough light to play the game once the sun is starting to go down, we are talking about moving it to an upstairs room that has an overhead light).
while my husband was making dinner i got a phone call from a friend asking me to see a movie.  so we decided to see the incredible burt wonderstone, which there were some funny parts but not worth the movie ticket (i had actually had a free ticket from their rewards program so at least i didnt pay for it).  but i didnt get home until 12:30am (i really am a night owl, which is why you will never hear me wake up earlier than i have to). not that i would have gone to bed any earlier than that normally.  i did not get to read a chapter in the book im reading (harry potter-the last book, number 7? i re-read those books over and over again).
but anyway, the reason i need a plan is i need something to look forward to.  and a schedule to follow. so i think i will start this April 1.  im thinking im going to slightly lower my calorie goal per day to 1400 instead of 1600 (i usually go over it by a bit) -i need to be careful here because i tend to binge if i get overly hungry-which i why WW did not work for me.  and i want to make up an exercise schedule. i think sticking to 500 calories burned is a great idea.  maybe start back up with that Hal whatever his name was walking program?  i think i need more rest days in between, the reason i gave up on that is that my shin muscles were constantly on fire.  If i cant even walk for 15 minutes at 4.0 how the heck am i ever going to run?  I also want to start doing the 30 day shred (at least the weight lifting parts) and get some nice toned arms for summer time.
and if i complete the month long program i get something i really want. maybe a Swedish massage? 
anyway i am open to suggestions (about working out or calorie counting or even my celebration of completing a month long goal)-let me know what you guys think